The fly Drosophila melanogaster is one of the most intensively studied organisms in biology
and serves as a model system for the investigation of many developmental and cellular …

Organization and Evolution of Hox/HOM-C Complexes The genomic structural and
organizational similarities between vertebrate Hox and Drosophila HOM-C complexes …

During the last ten years, remarkable progress has occurred in the study of molecular
evolution. Among the most important factors that are responsible for this progress are the …

Gene expression is central to the genotype-phenotype relationship in all organisms, and it is
an important component of the genetic basis for evolutionary change in diverse aspects of …

Homeobox genes comprise a large and essential family of developmental regulators that
are vital for all aspects of growth and differentiation. Although many studies have reported …

A new Caenorhabditis elegans homeobox gene, ceh-25, is described that belongs to the
TALE superclass of atypical homeodomains, which are characterized by three extra …

Although all bilaterian animals have a related set of Hox genes, the genomic organization of
this gene complement comes in different flavors. In some unrelated species, Hox genes are …

This completely revised and substantially expanded new edition embraces new
developments in this rapidly develo** field. Every chapter has been rewritten with the …

Activation of transforming growth factor β receptors causes the phosphorylation and nuclear
translocation of Smad proteins, which then participate in the regulation of expression of …

Genes associated with inherited retinal degeneration have been found to encode proteins
required for phototransduction, metabolism, or structural support of photoreceptors. Here we …